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HERMAN WESLE & HENRY WESLE.

` WHEEL. No. 393,133, Patented Nov. 20, l1888.

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HERMAN NVESLE AND HENRY VESLE, OF MEDFORD, WISCONSIN.

WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,133, dated NovemberZO, 1888.

Application filed February 14, 1888. Serial No. 264,013. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, HERMAN WEsLE- and HENRY VVEsLE,both of Medford, inthe county of Taylor and Stateof Visconsin, have invented a new andImproved WagonWhecl, of which tion, partly in section, ofa portion ofthe Wheel-` rim and spokes. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the two halvesofthe hub, and Fig. et is a transverse section taken on line .fr a: inFig. 1.

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The object of our invention is to construct a wheel entirely of iron orsteel and to arrange the various parts of the wheel so that they may bereadily tightened when worn or accidentally loosened.

Our invention consists in a wagon-wheel formed of a metallic hubl in twosections, each provided with arms,which alternate with the arms of theother section forming adjust able mortises for receiving the sockets ofthe spokes, spokes formed of` steel or iron tubes and provided withsockets at opposite ends, the sockets at the inner end being received inthe hub and the sockets of the outer end being adapted to receive therim or tire, and a rim or tire provided with aninternal flange forreceiving the grooved ends of the spokes, all as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The axle-box A, tted tothe axle B, is tapered externally to receive theparts a b of the hub C. The smaller end of the axle-box A is threadedexternally to receive the collar D,by which the hub is held upon theaxle-box. The parta of the hub is provided with a sand-rim, c, with thearms d projecting from the flange e parallel with the axis of the huband separated by 'intermediate spacesf. Upon' the flange e are formedapertured ears g for receiving the bolts h, by which the halves of thehub are fastened together. rlhe part b of the hub dif'- fers inconstruction from the part a only in having the outer end t' reduced indiameter to V correspond in size with the collar D, the said part bbeing provided with the flange c', the,v

arms d', and the intermediate spaces f. Itis also provided withapertured ears g for receiving the bolts h. rIhe arms d of the partaofthe hub are adapted to t in between the arms d of the part b of thehub. This arrangement of the two halves provides mortises in the spacesf f between the arms d d', which are adjustable by the lengthwiseexpansion and contraction of the hub. To the mortises thus formed arefitted the sockets E, which are bored and internally threaded to receivethe spokes F. Thesaid sockets are also provided with' studs j, whichenter the bore of the spokes F. The outer extremities of the spokes areexternally threaded to receive the internally-threaded sockets G, whichare provided with studs le, litted to the bore of the spokes. Eachsocket G is provided with a transverse groove, Z, in its outer end andwith a lug, m, in the middle of the groove. To the spokes thus arrangedis fitted the rim H, which consists of a band of iron a little thickerthan the tire commonly used, furnished with a central flange, n,provided with notches 0 for receiving the lugs m of the sockets G. Byscrewing up the bolts 7L the sockets E E are clamped firmly in the hub,the two parts of the hub being rmly drawn together upon the sockets E.The ends of the spokes F are provided with oppositelyarranged threads,one being right hand and the other left, so that by turning the spokesthe grooved sockets G may `be pressed u p against the tire or rim H.

A wheel of this kind having no wood in its construction is not subjectto shrinkage or decay, and may at any time be adjusted if the partsbecome loosened by accident or wear.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a vehicle-wheel,the combination of thehub-sections a b, provided with the arms d d and the lianges e e',having apertured ears g g', and the bolts h, passing through theapertures of the said ears, substantially as herein shown and described.

2.' In a vehicle-wheel, the combination of a hub formed of the parts ab, adapted to re-V cei/ve the axle-box and provided with arms d d', thesockets E, clamped in the spaces between the arms d d', the spokes F,received in the sockets E, the sockets G, attached to the outer IOO endof the spokes F, andthe rim H, adapted to receive the sockets G,substantially as d-escribed.

In a vehicle-wheel, the combination of a hub formed of thescrew-threaded tapering axle-box A, the collar D, the parts a b, fitted-V to the axle-box and provided with arms d d', the sockets E, clampedin the spaces between the arms d d', the spokes F, received in thesockets E E, the sockets G, attached to the outer ends of the spokes F,and the rim H, adapted to receive the sock ets G, substantially asspecified. Y

4. The combination of spoke-sockets E G,

